CAPAPP: Smartphone-based capillary refill index assessment in healthy children

Jonathan Strutt, Girish Narayanswamy, Chunjong Park, Devesh Sarda, Sixuan Wu, Amy Kodet, Matthew Thompson, Shwetak Patel, Lauren Harvey, Alex Mariakakis, Rachel Hedstrom

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Abstract

Capillary refill time is the time it takes for blanched skin tissue under pressure to return to its normal state when that pressure is released. The test is commonly performed on the fingertip by clinicians to assess for signs of septic, traumatic, or hypovolemic shock. Current methods of capillary refill time measurement are typically subjective, coarse-grained, and clinician dependent. A more standardized and objective measurement of capillary refill time has been shown to improve the diagnosis of pediatric dehydration but has typically required specialized equipment. We have developed a digital version of the capillary refill test utilizing only a smartphone to increase access to capillary refill assessment. Our aim is to determine the accuracy and precision of this smartphone-based measure in a population of healthy pediatric subjects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2023
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791886731
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2023 - Minneapolis, United States
Duration: Apr 17 2023Apr 21 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2023

Conference

Conference2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis
Period4/17/234/21/23

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank the Driven to Discover Research Facility at the Minnesota State Fair for providing us with the opportunity to carry out this study and for use of research facilities and equipment. We appreciate the assistance of Payten Schneberger for her efforts in implementing recruitment data collection protocols and data management. This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, grant UL1TR002494. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Additional support was provided by The Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium at the University of Minnesota.

Funding Information:
This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, grant UL1TR002494.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by ASME.

Keywords

  • Application
  • Capillary refill index
  • Capillary refill time
  • Digital
  • Mobile
  • Peripheral perfusion
  • Smartphone

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